Lourdes Molleda, Yannine Estrada, Tae Kyoung Lee, Sofia Poma, Monica Bahamon, Ana Quevedo Teran, Cecilia Condo Tamayo, Hilda M. Pantin, Guillermo Prado
Introduction: Familias Unidas, an evidence-based, parent-centered preventive...
Elizabeth A Wieling, Jaime Ballard, Christopher Mehus, Damir Utrzan
Introduction: Increasing numbers of children are fleeing to the United States after exposure to war and conflict. Children exposed to war have high rates of negative...
Joan E. Durrant, Dominique Pierre Plateau
In 2015, the United Nations set out a new sustainable development agenda based on human rights standards. One of its 17 goals is to end all forms of violence against children by 2030. An indicator...
Marie-Helene Veronneau, Lisa Serbin, Kathleen Kennedy-Turner, Dale M. Stack, Alex Schwartzman, Jane Ledingham
Introduction: Educational attainment predicts health and well-being throughout the lifespan. Although educational attainment is...
Olivier Gaudet, Justin Vollet, Marie-Helene Veronneau, Thomas Kindermann, Cécile Mathys
Introduction: Self-esteem influences youth’s mental and physical health (Tzesniewski et al., 2006) and is central to adolescent development. During...
Ha Yeon Kim, Lindsay Brown
Introduction: The world currently faces the largest refugee crisis since WWII[1]. Lebanon alone, a nation of approximately 4 million citizens, is sheltering over 1 million registered Syrian refugees. The...
Derby Munoz-Rojas, Warner Cavero, Mary Solano-Rivera
Introduction: Violence against women (VAW) is a worldwide public health problem that affects women regardless their age, ethnicity, religion, or sexual orientation. VAW is a complex...
Rainier Masa, Gina Chowa
Background: Despite high level of knowledge about condoms, condom use remains low among sexually active youth globally, including Ghana. Although interventions that promote condom use have been implemented, few...
Carmen Orte
Introduction: The Family Competence Program (FCP) for 12 to 16-year-old teenagers is the Spanish adaptation of the Strengthening Families Program (SFP) (Kumpfer & DeMarsh, 1985). This EBI consisted of 14 sessions that target...
Louis D Brown, Rebecca Wells, Alexia A. Wilson, Sarah Meyer Chilenski
Introduction: Illegal drug use rose 87% from 2002 to 2011 in Mexico. To help address this problem, 19 substance use prevention coalitions were organized across Mexico...
